Harness attachment.



0, M. GREEN.

. HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION I'ILED APRA, 1911. RENEWED FEB. 20, 1912.

Patented June 4, 19.12.

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CHARLES M. GREEN, OF GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

Application filed April 4, 1911, Serial N0. 618,818.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Renewed February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,955.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEs M. GREEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Garden City, in the county ofFinney and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Harness Attachments, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to attachments for harness to be used inconnection with the collar whereby the collar will be steadily held inplace upon a horses neck and pressure against the horses throat whendraft is applied to the collar will be relieved.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved attachment ofthis kind by means of which the weight and pressure of the collar uponthe horses neck will be removed and the collar prevented from movingbackward and forward on the horses neck thereby not only avoidingcreating a sore neck but also in case the horses neck should be sore torelieve him by removingthe weight of the collar from the draft of thevehicle upon such sore neck.

Another object of this invention is to provide in conjunction with meansfor relieving the pressure of the collar upon the horses neck and forsustaining it in position thereon a saddle adapted to fit horses backsof different sizes.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows a horse equipped withharness provided with the attachment constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the saddle.

In carrying out the invention, a saddle 1 is provided which may beconstructed in any suitable manner and may be made of wood, zinc,galvanized iron, or other suitable material provided with a felt lining.The saddle 1 is preferably formed in two sections to overlap the back ofa horse, hinged together in any suitable manner, and as here shown, bymeans of two pairs of curved metallic straps 2 riveted to the sectionsof the saddle and hinged together at the points 3 thereby permitting thesaddle or pad to be fitted to the backs of horses of different sizes.The saddle 1 is provided with a suitable spring 4 which serves to holddown the sections of the saddle against the back of the horse.

The attachment for holding the collar in the proper position consists ofan adjustable I The outer end of said strap is connected by a snap hook7 with a loop 8 on the hame 9 of the collar 10. Each of the hames isconnected as just described by a strap 5 with the forward end of thesaddle 1.

Extending from a ring 10 on the end of the rear metallic strip 2 on eachside of the saddle 1 is a strap 11 which extends to the end of the traceand is connected at its rear end by a snap hook 11 with the ring 12 onthe end of the trace 13. The strap 11 is adjusted in length by means ofa buckle 14.

By shortening or lengthening the strap 11 the draft can be increased toany point desired. In so doing a twenty-inch collar can be employed on asixteen or eighteen-inch neck of a horse since the collar can be held upat the bottom close to the horses throat and yet will not choke him.

(15) indicates the back strap terminating in the crupper' 16 provided oneach side A strap 24 adjustable by means of a buckle 24 is connectedwith the ring 20 on each side of the saddle 1 and extends over the trace13 and through the loop 25 in the side of the trace.

26 indicates the usual belly bands.

By means of the connections hereinbefore described, the straps 5 on eachside of the collar cooperate with the saddle 1 and the straps 11 to holdthe collar against the throat of the horse without undue pressurethereon, and the straps 21 on each side of the collar cooperate to holdthe collar in place and prevent it from moving up and down and rubbingthe neck of the horse.

As hereinbefore stated, the straps 11 on each side of the horsecooperate with the saddle 1, and the straps 5 to hold the collar inproper position on the horses neck, ac-

cordingly as the straps 11 are adjusted in length to relieve the draftand pressure itgfl-lIlSt the horses neck caused by the col- As shown inFig. 2 the pads of the saddle are located at a little distance apartfrom each other and are connected by an arched spring 4, therebyadapting the saddle for use with horses of different sizes and alsoavoiding any pressure on the back bone of the horse.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new is.

1. In a harness, a saddle, a collar, traces, straps connecting each sideof said saddle with each side of said collar, straps connecting eachside of said saddle with the ends of the traces and straps connectingthe sides of said saddle with the collar and with the back strap of theharness.

2. In a harness, a collar, a saddle, traces, a strap on each side of thecollar connecting it with the forward end of the saddle, a strap on eachside of the saddle connecting it with the rear ends-of the trace, astrap on each side of the collar connecting it with each side of thesaddle, and a strap on each side of the saddle connecting it with theback strap.

3. In a harness, a collar, a saddle, traces, a strap on each side of thecollar connecting the lower end of the collar with the forward end ofthe saddle, a strap connected to and extending from the rear end of thesaddle and connected with the rear end of a trace, said strap beingadjustable, a strap on each side of the collar extending from its upperportion to the side of the saddle, and a strap oneach side of the saddleextending to the back strap.

4:. In a harness, a collar, a saddle, traces, a strap on each side ofthe collar connected thereto at its lower end adjacent to the forwardend of the trace, said strap being connected at its other end to theforward end of end of each side of the saddle to the end of the trace,and adjustable in length, a strap on each side of the collar extendingfrom its upper portion and connected to the side of the saddle, a strapextending from each side of the saddle to the back strap, and a strapextending from each side of the saddle and connected with each trace.

5. In a harness, a collar, a saddle, traces, a strap on each side ofsaid collar connected at one end to the lower end of the hanie and atthe other end to the forward end of the saddle, a strap adjustable inlength located on each side of the saddle and connected at one end tothe rear end of the trace, a ring depending from each side of thesaddle, a strap connected at one end to the hame adjacent to its upperend and at the other end to said ring, a strap on each side of thesaddle connected at one end to said ring, and at its other end to theback strap, and a strap connected to a ring on each side of the saddleand to a trace on each side of the harness.

6. A collar, a saddle provided with metallic brace straps, a ring oneach side of the saddle at its forward and rear ends, an adjustablestrap on each side of the collar connected at its rear end to a ring onthe forward end of the saddle and at its forward end to the lower end ofthe hame, an adjustable strap connected at one end of each side of thesaddle to the ring at its rear end, the other end of said'strap beingconnected to the trace, a ring on each side of the saddle midway betweenits ends, an adjustable strap connected at one end to each hame adjacentto its upper end and at its other end to said ring, an adjustable strapon each side of the saddle connected to said ring and to the back strap,and a strap on each side connecting said ring with a trace.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES M. GREEN. Witnesses:

W. C. PEARCE, A. L. LOGAN.

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